Psalm 82

Psalm 82Amplified Bible (AMP)

Unjust Judgments Rebuked.

A Psalm of Asaph.

82 God stands in the divine assembly;He judges among the gods (divine beings).2 How long will you judge unjustlyAnd show partiality to the wicked? Selah.3 Vindicate the weak and fatherless;Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.4 Rescue the weak and needy;Rescue them from the hand of the wicked.

5 The rulers do not know nor do they understand;They walk on in the darkness [of complacent satisfaction];All the foundations of the earth [the fundamental principles of the administration of justice] are shaken.6 I said, “You are [a]gods;Indeed, all of you are sons of the Most High.7 “Nevertheless you will die like menAnd fall like any one of the princes.”8 Arise, O God, judge the earth!For to You belong all the nations.

Footnotes:

Psalm 82:6Most of the ancient rabbis understood the idea of “gods” referring to judges, but some applied vv 6, 7 to the Israelites at Sinai and maintained that they would have become immortal as a result of accepting the Law, if only they had not committed the sin of the golden calf.

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Psalm 82New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

1 God presides in the great assembly;he renders judgment among the “gods”:

2 “How long will you[a] defend the unjustand show partiality to the wicked?[b]3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.4 Rescue the weak and the needy;deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

5 “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.They walk about in darkness;all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6 “I said, ‘You are “gods”;you are all sons of the Most High.’7 But you will die like mere mortals;you will fall like every other ruler.”

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